Born 1957 in Linköping Sweden

Lives in Stockholm, Sweden

A selection of exhibitions 1981-2010

2010
Norrköpings Konstmuseum The Face of the Enemy (One person exhibition)

2009
Ars Electronica (video screening)
Tänd Mörkret. (Contiuned tour) Jamtli, Jämtlands länsmuseum, Konsthallen Luleå

2008
Världskulturmuseet Gothenburg
Take Action / Amp with Lars Siltberg and Johannes Anyuru

Göteborgs Konstmuseum. Millesgården, Stockholm, Växjö Konsthall, Ystad konstmuseum, Länsmuseet Gävleborg, Tänd Mörkret. (Phauss Alger Lagos 1983-2007 with CM von Hausswolff)

2007
Stadsteatern Söderhamn, The Two Faces of Roman Martinez (One person exhibition)

Canzani Gallery, Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH Prophets of deceit

2006
CCA Wattis institute for contemporary arts, San Francisco, Prophets of deceit.

Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, To Rachel

Fadayat, Hangar Media Lab, Barcelona

Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Pineapple videobar

2005
Konsthallen Göteborg The Two Faces of Roman Martinez (One person exhibition)

Nordatlantens Brygge, BASE Köpenhamn. With spessi. (One person exhibition)

The Womad festival, UK, screening

Berlin design pool, Berlin

Malmö konsthall, To Rachel

Konst i skåne, Mamö, To Rachel

Dunkers kulturhus, Helsingborg, Projekt Konst TV

Snow White and the Ambassador 55 min. video
Documenta Madrid, screening
Danish Television DR2, screening
Vera. Åland, screening
LENS POLITICA - Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Snow white and the Ambassador
Human Rights Nights Film Festival, Cineteca di Bologna, Bolonga, Italy,
Snow white and the Ambassador

2004
Snow White and the Ambassador 55 min. video
Swedish Television SVT 2, screening.
IDFA Amsterdam, screening.
Kasseler Dokumentar Film und Videofest, screening.

Kinolab Centrum Sztuki Wspotczesnej Warzaw Poland, LPC International , screening.

Big Chill, Ledbury, UK screening.

To Rachel 2003, video, 20 min
Southern Exposure San Francisco, screening.
Ramallha, Palestine, screening.
AAO Gallery, Tokyo, screening.

2003
Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland, BASE installation with Spessi, (one person exhibition)

Kulturhuset ,Stockholm, Bildmuseet, Umeå,  screening and presentation of The Wall project (film and website). With
Cecilia Parsberg, Ana Valdes, Torbjörn Johansson.

Fylkingen, Stockholm.  A two projector version of  The Two Faces of Roman Martinez was shown as part of Elektrolys
by Thomas Liljenberg and Leif Elggren.

2002
Olle Olsson huset, Solna, Sweden, Strategies of moments  installation with Johanna Ekström (one person exhibition)

Chiangmai University Art Museum, Thailand, Eukabeuk Events, (screening)

2001
Centre Culturel Suedois, Paris, L´intrus, installation with Johanna Ekström (one person exhibition)

2000
Dansens hus stockholm, Brott,  dance/ performance for five dancers.
With Johanna Ekström and Björn Elisson.

Norrköpings Konstmuseum, screening.

Moderna museet, Stockholm, screening.

1999
ICA, London, screening Lucky People Center International

Färgfabriken, Stockholm, Brott  installation.  With Johanna Ekström (one person exhibition)

Bildmuseet Umeå, Brott, installation. (one person exhibition)

Göteborgs KonstmuseumBrott, installation. (one person exhibition)

Graz media and Architecture Biennial, Graz,  Austria,  screening.

Museum Ludwig Cologne, Germany, Digitale 99,  screening.

Berschouwburg, Brussles, Belgium

1998
Gävle konsthallBrott, installation  (one person exhibition)

IASPIS International studio program, Stockholm, What do we know about fear .

Stedelijk museum  Amsterdam, World wide Video Festival, video presentation and screening.

Lucky People Center Live, Live concert, live video mixing.  Images filmed in connection with LPC International. Custom
built videosampler. Performances in Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Canada. With Johan Söderberg, Jean Louis Huhta,
Fridjon Rafnsson, Simon Hartley.

Sali Gia gallery, London,The bible of Networking

Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland, In the Flesh, videoinstallation with Johan Söderberg 

1997
Documenta X, Kassel, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Bouschouwburg,
Brussles,
Participates with videos as part of the installation "Prends garde! A jouer au fantome on le devient" by Herman
Asselbergs and Johan Grimonprez. (With Johan Söderberg)

Johannesburg Biennale, South Africa, Elgaland Vargaland 

Uppsala Konstmuseum, Sweden, Elgaland Vargaland 

Gallery W 139,  Amsterdam, Holland, Bring your own walkman 

Ateneum, Helsingfors, Finland 

1996
Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Sweden Hundred years of film, videoinstallation, The Power of film

Statens museum för kunst, Copenhagen Art & video in Europe.  

Färgfabriken, Stockholm, Sweden Breaking Eyes, (with Cecilia Parsberg)

Nordic Art Center Sveaborg, Helsingfors, Finland Breaking Eyes, (with Cecilia Parsberg)

Galleri Muu, Helsingfors, Finland, screening

Galleri Forum, Mamö, Deathmachine (With Johan Söderberg)

1995
Galleri Index, 1995, Stockholm, Sweden, videoinstallation Vietnam Hello Bye Bye OK, (one person exhibition)

Galleri Otso, Helsingfors, Finland videoinstallation Vietnam Hello Bye Bye OK  (with Cecilia Parsberg)

Fields, Zurich,  A night at the show, videoinstallation and screening Vietnam Hello Bye Bye OK (with Cecilia Parsberg)

Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden New Swedish videoart, screening

Rum för aktuell konst, Gothenburg, Sweden, Useless Man, videoinstallation, He She

1994
Galleri Mors Mössa, Gothenburg, The Pyramid

Baltic Art Meeting, video-screening, various sites, Malmö.

1993
Konsthallen Göteborg Overground World Expo 1993 Resting Place/Fountain for Genghis Khan, with CM von
Hausswolff. (* A Phauss project) Every man and every woman is a star, installation, (at the same exhibition)

Riga Multimediacentre, Riga, Latvia, video-screening.

Rix Linköpings konsthall, Linköping, Sweden. Be Connected, screening

The Kitchen, New York, screening.

Frölunda Kulturhus, Gothenburg, Monitor, video-screening.

Unga Atalante, Göteborg, Pumpehuset, Köpenhamn, Lysverket, Oslo.

Will of The Triumph , Tour. Live-installation with CM von Hausswolff and  Bråm Åångström. (* A Phauss project)
Fylkingen, Stockholm, Unga Atalante, Göteborg, Konsthallen, Gävle, Galleri Brage (annex), Umeå
Elektronmusikfestivalen, Skinnskatteberg

1992
Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Art and (mass)media
Videoinstallation, Its Still Cloudy in Saudi Arabia, with Johan Söderberg.

Performance tour. With CM von Hausswolff, sound Andrew McKenzie, (* A Phauss project)
Zaal 100, Amsterdam’, Holland, Willemeen, Arnhem, Holland 
Sporthallen (Elektronmusik Festivalen), Skinnskatteberg, Lysverket, Oslo, Norge, Nothing But The Truth (Aftermath)

Kungsträdgården, Stockholm, The Stockholm Electronic Music Festival and Rådhusplatsen, Gävle Klangspel
installation, Godtphauss. With CM von Hausswolff. (* A Phauss project)

Galleri Mors Mössa, Göteborg, Skulptörernas Natt, installation, Nya Sverige. With CM von Hausswolff . (* A Phauss
project)

1990
Nothing But The Truth, performance/audio/video. Tour. With CM von Hausswolff. (* A Phauss project)Also with Hafler
Trio, Zbigniew Karkowski and Johan Söderberg.
Kingston Gallery, Boston, CBGBs, New York City, Agora, Cleveland
Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Lower Links, Chicago, Planet Earth, Knoxville, Club Dada, Dallas, Commerce Street
Artists Warehouse
, Houston, MexicArte Museum, Austin, Gallery X, Phoenix, Union Mutialista Hall, Los Angeles,
Kennel Club, San Francisco, Kaleidoscope, San Francisco, Melody Lane, Portland,  Incubator, Seattle.

Fylkingen, Stockholm, Multiplex, Eternal Love #2 Installation, with CM von Hausswolff

Bergrummet Nya Varvet, Göteborg, Knogjärn 90, Phauss Goes To The Mountains In Search For The Gold, Installation.
With CM von Hausswolff. (* A Phauss project)

Konsthall Alka, Linköping, Hembygd, installation with CM von Hausswolff and Leif Elggren. (* A Phauss project)

1989
Lido, Stockholm Kåren, Göteborg, Poetry Art Festival, performance, Hafiz Phauss. With CM von Hausswolff
(* A Phauss project)

Galleri Mors Mössa, Göteborg, We're Not Able To Realize Your Order, installation. With CM von Hausswolff.
(* A Phauss project) computer programming by Ulf Bilting. (one person exhibition)

Sandvikens Stadspark Sandviken, Multimedia festival , audio/video, Rache. With CM von Hausswolff and Bo
Wieslander. (* A Phauss project)

Muzeum Nadwislanskie Art Meeting, Kazimierz Dolny, Polen, live-installation. Polen 11-21.4 1989. With CM von
Hausswolff, guest Henryk Lipp. (* A Phauss project)

1988
Fylkingen Stockholm, Trashmusic III , Folklore, video/audio/performance. With CM von Hausswolff, guests, Jesper
Eklöv, Nils Wohlrabe, Helena Eriksson . (* A Phauss project)

1987
Philipssons gamla bilhall, Stockholm, KAM, Stolen Book of Keys, With CM von Hausswolff. (* A Phauss project )

Sporthallen, Skinnskatteberg, Elektronmusikfestival, Prodrome #2 (Videodrome) Installation, with CM von Hausswolff,
guests J L Huhta, J Söderberg.(* A Phauss project

Radium 226.05/Frölunda Kulturhus, Göteborg, Monitor -87, Installation. Prodrome #1 (Videodrome) With CM von
Hausswolff.(* A Phauss project) (One person exhibition)

A Jorney Through The World part II (Zürich-Zürich 1986), Research project with CM von Hausswolff. Schweiz, Syrien,
Libanon, Iran, Pakistan, Indien, Thailand, Filippinerna, USA,  Feb-June. (* A Phauss project)

1985
Rotor, Göteborg , International Art Video Exhibition

1984
Galleri Japan Göteborg , Bilder från de första timmarna...With CM von Hausswolff and Göran Ekmark. (* A Phauss
project)

USF Bergen, Norge, Effigiatus Homo Dues Signatur In Auro., live-installation  with CM von Hausswolff, Jean Louis Huhta, Göran Ekmark. (* A Phauss project)

VHS Kunststation Kleinssassen, West Germany

Ny Scen, Göteborg PHAUSS Goes West, With CM von Hausswolff, sound: Max Mikael Book. (* A Phauss project)

DNA fabrik Göteborg, Stunt - North Europe 1984, Performance with CM von Hausswolff guest Johan Söderberg and two
homeless men engaged on the street outside. (* A Phauss project)

Galleri Mors Mössa, Göteborg, Something that is bigger than it is (Nunquam Minus Solus Quam Cum Solus/Control)
Action/installation. With CM von Hausswolff, Thomas Liljenberg, Leif Elggren

1983
Grand Hotel, Stockholm We rent a room but we don’t live in it, Action / project. With CM von Hausswolff, Leif Elggren,
Thomas Liljenberg)

Ny Scen/Sprängkullen, Göteborg, Cadeaux - West Africa 1983, Performance with CM von Hausswolff. (* A Phauss
project)

Sveaborg, Helsingfors, Finland, Interferens, work within Elektrolys II by Leif Elggren and Thomas Liljenberg

A Jorney Through The World, part I (Alger-Lagos 1983). Travelproject with CM von HausswolffSverige, Tyskland,
Frankrike Spanien, Marocko, Algeria, Niger, Benin, Nigeria Feb-May. (* A Phauss project)

1982
Lukasgalleriet/Gamla Vattentornet Nutida Musikvecka , Linköping. Music for four bodies , installation, Studium.
Integrated with work by CM von Hausswolf, Leif Elggren, Thomas Liljenberg.

Open House, Graz, Österrike. Piece I Slides /audio, with CM von Hausswolff. (* A Phauss project)

Galleri Mors Mössa, Göteborg. Action/installation. Constant work during 48 hours.With CM von Hausswolff, Thomas
Liljenberg, Leif Elggren

1981
Vavd,Vavd,  Seven days outdoor project with CM von Hausswolff, Peter Andersson, Leif Isebring

Galleri DS, Göteborg. Food for the straving Installation. With CM von Hausswolff (* A Phauss project) (One person exhibition)

Galleri DS, Göteborg, The Lumberjacks dream  Installation. With CM von Hausswolff, guest: Sven Eric Johanson (* A Phauss project) (One person exhibition)

* Phauss is the name of a project by Erik Pauser and CM von Hausswolff.

Grants:

Ministry of cultural affairs, Sweden,  project grants

The Swedish Art council, several project grants and working grants

TCO

Mannheimers foundation

Helge Ax:son Johnson foundation

IASPIS

Längmanska foundation

A selection of films

To Rachel 2003, video, 20 min

Co-director and producer together with Cecilia Parsberg. Production company Brandklipparen and Equator.

Tong Tana- The Lost Paradise 2001, 35 mm  80 min.

Co-director and producer together with Jan Röed and Björn Cederberg. Production company Charon film.  Released on
cinema and TV in Sweden,  on TV in Denmark, Finland Norway,  Germany, Switzerland,  Australia and Poland. Produced
in cooperation with TV4 Sweden, Swedish filminstitute, Bayerischer Rundfunk, NRK, YLE 2, SBS Australien and others.
First prize at the FICA filmfestival in Goiana Brazil 2002.

Lucky People Center International 1999, 35 mm 78 min.

Director and editor together with Johan Söderberg. Cinematography Jan Röed. Released on cinema and TV in
Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Canada and England. (On TV in various other countries.) ”International“
received The Golden Gate Award, San Francisco International Filmfestival 1999. Producer Lars Jönsson.
Production company Memfis film. Produced in cooperation with SVT Sweden, Swedish Filminstitut, Zentropa
productions Denmark, Nordic film and TV fund and others.

Electronic Pollution 1996, video  30 min. Commission for the Swedish television, SVT. Director and producer together
with Johan Söderberg and Fridjon Rafnsson. Production company Brandklipparen.

Information is Free 1995, video 30 min.

Director and producer together with Johan Söderberg. Production company Brandklipparen. Shown on MTV Europe and
on several other TV stations. Nominated for Deutcher videokunstpreis and MTV videoawards. Awarded first price as best experimental film at Nordiskt Panorama 1996.

The Tears of Eros 1992, 16 mm video 30 min.

Director and producer. Production company Brandklipparen

For A 1000 Dollars I show you any pictures I want, 1992 video 16 min.

Director and producer. Music by The hafler trio. Production company Brandklipparen

Phauss Alamut 1991, video 25 min.

Director and producer together with CM von Hausswolff (A Phauss project)

Mission 1990, video 14 min.

Director and producer. Made in cooperation with Leif Elggren and Kent Tankred.

Selected discography

1994 
GodTphauss, CD (Silent Records, San Francisco).

1993 
Radiator (for Amanita Muscaria and Mark McCloud) composition on the CD 50 Years of Sunshine (Silent Records,
'
San Francisco).

Hafiz Phauss  composition on the CD Arcana Caelestia (Multimood Records, Gothenburg).

Final Folklore composition on the CD Phauss / Karkowski / Bilting

(Silent Records, San Francisco).

1991
Nya Sverige - Nothing But The Truth  CD and picture documentation (Anckarström, Gothenburg).

Moving Towards The Sun (Strong Strain & Beautiful Results)  composition on the CD Apo Mikhanis Music  (Ano
Kato, Thessaloniki, Greece).

1990
Supreme Bliss (She Killed Them All And They Liked It)  composition on the CD This Infernal Love Of Life
(TOPYScan, Stockholm).

1987 
 
Phauss Audiodrome LP (Radium 226.05 Records, Gothenburg).

1984
The Gallery of Water / The Tower of Water 7” single, a Phauss & Firework project with CM von Hausswolff, Thomas Liljenberg, Leif Elggren, (Radium 226.05 Records, Gothenburg, re-released 1990.